Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the

Uttarandhra Uttarandhra or North coastal Andhra, also known as Kalinga Andhra is a region consisting of six northern districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises the districts of Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapat ...

region of the

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, headquartered at

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. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state.The district share broders with in the north and east,

Vizianagaram district Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara te ...

and South

Anakapalli district Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli. Ety ...

in the south-west and

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in the south.

History

During the

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, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district in the year 1802. Chicacole (present-day Srikakulam) which was in Visakhapatnam district was incorporated into Ganjam when the latter was formed as a district. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form

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and

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. Parts of the

Vizagapatam district Vizagapatam District was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India. Covering an area of and sub-divided into 22 taluks. History During the British rule in India, Vizagapatam emerged as a district. It is one of the largest distric ...

(i.e., Nabarangpur,

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, Jeypore,

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etc.) and the Ganjam district (excluding Chicacole division) of Madras Presidency were transferred to

along with portions of the

Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency The Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency was an Agencies of British India, agency in the Madras Presidency of British India. The agency was autonomous and supervised by an Agent (law), agent subordinate to the District Collector of Vizagapatnam Distric ...

and Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency. The Chicacole division (i.e., Ichchapuram,

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, Pathapatnam and Srikakulam) was merged with Visakhapatnam district. Later, in 1950, Srikakulam district was carved out from the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. In 1979, part of the district was split to form

. Visakhapatnam district is currently a part of the

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. On 3 April 2022,

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has created 13 new districts in the state, hence the district was once again divided into three i.e., Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts.

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, namely Bheemunipatnam and Visakhapatnam, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 11 mandals. The district consists of one municipal corporation.

city is the only municipal corporation.

Mandals

There are 6 mandals in Visakhapatnam division and 5 in Bheemunipatnam division. The 11 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

Politics

There are two parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam district. The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Visakhapatnam district has a

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of 4,290,589. This gives it a ranking of 44 in India (out of a total of 640 districts) and 4th in the state. The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.89%. It has a

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of 1003

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 67.7%. After reorganization, Visakhapatnam district had a population of 1,959,544, of which 1,757,542 (89.69%) live in urban areas. The district has a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males.

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made up 167,272 (8.54%) and 22,574 (1.15%) of the population respectively. Hindus are the predominant community in the district. Muslims and Christians live primarily in the Visakhapatnam metropolitan area. At the time of the 2011 census, 92.93% of the population spoke Telugu, 2.47%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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as their first language.

Notable people

* Alluri Sitarama Raju, freedom fighter *

Tenneti Viswanadham Tenneti (Telugu: తెన్నేటి) is an family names. It may also refer to: * Tenneti Hemalata (1935–1997), Indian Woman writer popularly known as Lata * Tenneti Viswanadham (1896–1979), Indian Politician from Visakhapatnam * Tenne ...

, politician *

Sri Sri (writer) Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (30 April 1910 – 15 June 1983), popularly known as Sri Sri, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and films. Noted for his anthology '' Maha Prasthanam'', Sri Sri is a recipient ...

, writer * Parasuram (director), writer and director *

Sricharan Pakala Sricharan Pakala is an Indian music composer who works in the Telugu films. Early life and career Pakala was born in Visakhapatnam into a Telugu-speaking family. Pakala entered the film industry as a music director with the Telugu film ''KISS ...

, Music director * Ramana Gogula, Music director *

Satyadev Kancharana Satyadev Kancharana (born 4 July 1989), known professionally as Satya Dev, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is known for the movies ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015)'', Kshanam'' (2016)'', Mana Oori Ramayanam'' (2016)'','' ...

, film actor

Municipalities in District

Geography

Visakhapatnam district occupies an area of approximately , comparatively equivalent to

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. Climate

Economy

The Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) of the district is and it contributes 14% to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). For the FY 2013–14, the

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at current prices was . The primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the district contribute , and respectively. The major products contributing to the GVA of the district from agriculture and allied services are, sugarcane, paddy, betel leaves, mango,

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, meat and fisheries. The GVA to the industrial and service sector is contributed from

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, minor minerals, software services and unorganised trade.

Transport

The total road length of state highways in the district is .

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. They include 162 government, 2,793 mandal and zilla parishads, 9 residential, 1225 private, 5 model, 34 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), 147 municipal and 829 other types of schools. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the district are 609,587.

Temples

There are thirty six temples under the management of Endowments Department.

References

External links

Official Website

Vizagport
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